Fluid biophysics

The first part (around 1/3) of the module deals with (biological) processes whose time evolution is described by an exponential law (growth or decay).

Radioactivity will be discussed, as an illustration of such a process, and for its applications in the biology-health-environment field (dating, tracing, etc.).

The second part (around 2/3) of the module introduces the concepts of fluid and pressure, and presents the laws of hydrostatics (fundamental law of fluid statics, Archimedes' theorem).

Fluid dynamics will be introduced, including the concepts of flow, viscosity, sedimentation and centrifugation, in connection with the Biology-Health sector.

List of Chapters :

- Exponential variations

- Radioactivity (radioactive decay, activity)

- Fluids: definition, properties, notion of pressure

- Hydrostatics: fundamental law of fluid statics, Archimedes' theorem.

- Elements of hydrodynamics: flows, Bernouilli's theorem

- Viscosity; Sedimentation and centrifugation

- study processes that evolve according to an exponential law

- establish and manipulate the law of radioactive decay (dating, biological tracers)

- know the physical properties of fluids

- apply the fundamental relation of fluid statics and Archimedes' theorem

- identify the characteristics of fluid motion (perfect or real)

- basic knowledge of fluid mechanics for applications in the biology-health sector 

PHYSICS: UE HAV102P: Physical approaches to life :

- Physical quantities, Dimensions and units

- Forces, force balance, viscous force, fluid mobilization pressure

MATHEMATICS: Bac level

- Study of a real function of a real variable (Math)

- Log and exp functions